Question 1

What Shia terrorist group occupies southern Lebanon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islamic Jihad. 
B)  Hezbollah. 
C)  Al Qaeda. 
D)  Hamas. 
A)  Islamic Jihad. 
B)  Hezbollah. 
C)  Al Qaeda. 
D)  Hamas. B

Question 2

Which group of theorists is most concerned about China's growing economic and military capabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Realists. 
B)  Liberals. 
C)  Constructivists. 
D)  Feminists. 
A)  Realists. 
B)  Liberals. 
C)  Constructivists. 
D)  Feminists. A

Question 3

What event mobilized Muslims to declare a jihad in Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  The presence of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. 
B)  The American invasion of Afghanistan. 
C)  The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. 
D)  The defeat of British forces in Afghanistan. 
A)  The presence of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. 
B)  The American invasion of Afghanistan. 
C)  The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. 
D)  The defeat of British forces in Afghanistan. C

Question 4

What was the gist of UN Resolution 242?

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel should immediately withdraw from all territories seized in the Six Day War. 
B)  Democracy should be established in Palestine. 
C)  Israel should withdraw from territories seized in the Six Day War in return for peace. 
D)  Israel and Palestine should accept the 1947 UN partition plan. 
A)  Israel should immediately withdraw from all territories seized in the Six Day War. 
B)  Democracy should be established in Palestine. 
C)  Israel should withdraw from territories seized in the Six Day War in return for peace. 
D)  Israel and Palestine should accept the 1947 UN partition plan.

Question 5

Where was Mohamed Morsi elected president?

Accepted Answer

A)  Syria. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Libya. 
D)  Iran. 
A)  Syria. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Libya. 
D)  Iran.

Question 6

What event created a dramatic increase in Jewish immigration into Palestine?

Accepted Answer

A)  The defeat of Germany in World War II. 
B)  The Holocaust. 
C)  The beginning of the Cold War in Europe. 
D)  The Nuremberg trials. 
A)  The defeat of Germany in World War II. 
B)  The Holocaust. 
C)  The beginning of the Cold War in Europe. 
D)  The Nuremberg trials.

Question 7

What was the target of Israel's "Operation Peace for Galilee"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Syria. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Jordan. 
D)  Lebanon. 
A)  Syria. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Jordan. 
D)  Lebanon.

Question 8

Who was the first Arab leader to make a public visit to Israel?

Accepted Answer

A)  King Hussein of Jordan. 
B)  Anwar Sadat of Egypt. 
C)  Hafez al-Assad of Syria. 
D)  King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. 
A)  King Hussein of Jordan. 
B)  Anwar Sadat of Egypt. 
C)  Hafez al-Assad of Syria. 
D)  King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.

Question 9

When did the growth of militant Islam come to the attention of Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  After the overthrow of Iran's shah. 
B)  After the destruction of New York's World Trade Center. 
C)  After the assassination of Egypt's Anwar Sadat. 
D)  After the US invasion of Iraq. 
A)  After the overthrow of Iran's shah. 
B)  After the destruction of New York's World Trade Center. 
C)  After the assassination of Egypt's Anwar Sadat. 
D)  After the US invasion of Iraq.

Question 10

What three countries invaded Egypt in 1956?

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel, Germany, and the United States. 
B)  Israel, France, and Great Britain. 
C)  Israel, France, and the United States. 
D)  Israel, Great Britain, and Germany. 
A)  Israel, Germany, and the United States. 
B)  Israel, France, and Great Britain. 
C)  Israel, France, and the United States. 
D)  Israel, Great Britain, and Germany.

Question 11

Which of the following governments used chemical weapons against its own citizens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Libya. 
B)  Somalia. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Syria. 
A)  Libya. 
B)  Somalia. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Syria.

Question 12

What was the "road map" to peace proposed by President George W. Bush?

Accepted Answer

A)  A series of steps that Israel and the Palestinians would take to settle their differences. 
B)  A final territorial demarcation of Israel and Palestine. 
C)  A series of Israeli-Palestinian meetings to be chaired by the American president. 
D)  Progressive stages of a Palestinian-Israeli disarmament agreement. 
A)  A series of steps that Israel and the Palestinians would take to settle their differences. 
B)  A final territorial demarcation of Israel and Palestine. 
C)  A series of Israeli-Palestinian meetings to be chaired by the American president. 
D)  Progressive stages of a Palestinian-Israeli disarmament agreement.

Question 13

Which of the following was part of the Oslo Accords?

Accepted Answer

A)  Declaration of an independent Palestinian state. 
B)  Palestinian self-rule in Gaza and much of the West Bank. 
C)  The unification of Jerusalem under international control. 
D)  Establishment of normal diplomatic relations between Egypt and Israel. 
A)  Declaration of an independent Palestinian state. 
B)  Palestinian self-rule in Gaza and much of the West Bank. 
C)  The unification of Jerusalem under international control. 
D)  Establishment of normal diplomatic relations between Egypt and Israel.

Question 14

What Israeli prime minister was assassinated by an Israeli extremist after concluding the Oslo Accords?

Accepted Answer

A)  Menachem Begin. 
B)  Ehud Barak. 
C)  Itzak Rabin. 
D)  Binyamin Netanyahu. 
A)  Menachem Begin. 
B)  Ehud Barak. 
C)  Itzak Rabin. 
D)  Binyamin Netanyahu.

Question 15

What country did Saddam Hussein invade in 1990?

Accepted Answer

A)  Syria. 
B)  Kuwait. 
C)  Israel. 
D)  Lebanon. 
A)  Syria. 
B)  Kuwait. 
C)  Israel. 
D)  Lebanon.

Question 16

What region of Syria does Israel still occupy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Golan Heights. 
B)  Gaza Strip. 
C)  West Bank. 
D)  Sinai Desert. 
A)  Golan Heights. 
B)  Gaza Strip. 
C)  West Bank. 
D)  Sinai Desert.

Question 17

What three countries did President George W. Bush describe collectively as the "axis of evil"?

Accepted Answer

A)  China, North Korea, and Iraq. 
B)  Russia, China, and North Korea. 
C)  Iran, China, and Iran. 
D)  Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. 
A)  China, North Korea, and Iraq. 
B)  Russia, China, and North Korea. 
C)  Iran, China, and Iran. 
D)  Iran, Iraq, and North Korea.

Question 18

What happened following the United Nation's 1947 recommendation for partitioning Palestine between Jewish and Arab Palestinian residents of the area?

Accepted Answer

A)  The plan was accepted by both groups. 
B)  The plan was rejected by both groups. 
C)  The plan was rejected by Jewish leaders. 
D)  The plan was rejected by Arab leaders. 
A)  The plan was accepted by both groups. 
B)  The plan was rejected by both groups. 
C)  The plan was rejected by Jewish leaders. 
D)  The plan was rejected by Arab leaders.

Question 19

What was the Joint Comprehensive Plan for Action (2015)?

Accepted Answer

A)  An agreement with Iran to cease its efforts to acquire nuclear-weapons technology. 
B)  A plan to assist Taiwan if it were invaded by China. 
C)  An agreement to allow Hong Kong to retain its British legal system. 
D)  One of the agreements broken by North Korea regarding that country's testing of nuclear weapons. 
A)  An agreement with Iran to cease its efforts to acquire nuclear-weapons technology. 
B)  A plan to assist Taiwan if it were invaded by China. 
C)  An agreement to allow Hong Kong to retain its British legal system. 
D)  One of the agreements broken by North Korea regarding that country's testing of nuclear weapons.

Question 20

Who is the Dalai Lama?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt's Coptic Christian leader. 
B)  China's minister of defense. 
C)  Shia Islam's leading religious scholar. 
D)  Tibet's spiritual leader. 
A)  Egypt's Coptic Christian leader. 
B)  China's minister of defense. 
C)  Shia Islam's leading religious scholar. 
D)  Tibet's spiritual leader.

What Shia terrorist group occupies southern Lebanon?

Which group of theorists is most concerned about China's growing economic and military capabilities?

What event mobilized Muslims to declare a jihad in Afghanistan?

What was the gist of UN Resolution 242?

Where was Mohamed Morsi elected president?

What event created a dramatic increase in Jewish immigration into Palestine?

What was the target of Israel's "Operation Peace for Galilee"?

Who was the first Arab leader to make a public visit to Israel?

When did the growth of militant Islam come to the attention of Americans?

What three countries invaded Egypt in 1956?

Which of the following governments used chemical weapons against its own citizens?

What was the "road map" to peace proposed by President George W. Bush?

Which of the following was part of the Oslo Accords?

What Israeli prime minister was assassinated by an Israeli extremist after concluding the Oslo Accords?

What country did Saddam Hussein invade in 1990?

What region of Syria does Israel still occupy?

What three countries did President George W. Bush describe collectively as the "axis of evil"?

What happened following the United Nation's 1947 recommendation for partitioning Palestine between Jewish and Arab Palestinian residents of the area?

What was the Joint Comprehensive Plan for Action (2015)?

Who is the Dalai Lama?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

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Exam 8: Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

What Shia terrorist group occupies southern Lebanon?

Which group of theorists is most concerned about China's growing economic and military capabilities?

What event mobilized Muslims to declare a jihad in Afghanistan?

What was the gist of UN Resolution 242?

Where was Mohamed Morsi elected president?

What event created a dramatic increase in Jewish immigration into Palestine?

What was the target of Israel's "Operation Peace for Galilee"?

Who was the first Arab leader to make a public visit to Israel?

When did the growth of militant Islam come to the attention of Americans?

What three countries invaded Egypt in 1956?

Which of the following governments used chemical weapons against its own citizens?

What was the "road map" to peace proposed by President George W. Bush?

Which of the following was part of the Oslo Accords?

What Israeli prime minister was assassinated by an Israeli extremist after concluding the Oslo Accords?

What country did Saddam Hussein invade in 1990?

What region of Syria does Israel still occupy?

What three countries did President George W. Bush describe collectively as the "axis of evil"?

What happened following the United Nation's 1947 recommendation for partitioning Palestine between Jewish and Arab Palestinian residents of the area?

What was the Joint Comprehensive Plan for Action (2015)?

Who is the Dalai Lama?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

Filters